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as in happened
to take place
couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off—they've been "just dating" for years
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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off, and even more stores eventually closed
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Recent Examples of came off
Reaves, who returned in Game 5, started in Game 6, and Luke Kennard, who had started the first five playoff games and the last five regular-season games, came off the bench.
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Both came off Houston starter Mike Burrows.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Johnson’s big hit came off reliever Sean Manaea.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Five of them came off Bello, who gave up 13 hits and eight runs over three innings of work.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The goal came off a free kick from Sam Coffey that was sent to Lavelle from Trinity Rodman.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Guessand was taken off in the 66th minute while Mateta, who scored a first-half penalty, came off in the 84th minute.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Daeqwon Plowden came off the bench to score 17 points.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Before the retreat, Stem came off her antidepressant, in consultation with Confluence facilitators as well as her doctor (who Stem said was skeptical of the retreat).
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Both came off Houston starter Mike Burrows.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
Johnson’s big hit came off reliever Sean Manaea.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Five of them came off Bello, who gave up 13 hits and eight runs over three innings of work.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The goal came off a free kick from Sam Coffey that was sent to Lavelle from Trinity Rodman.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Guessand was taken off in the 66th minute while Mateta, who scored a first-half penalty, came off in the 84th minute.
—Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Daeqwon Plowden came off the bench to score 17 points.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Before the retreat, Stem came off her antidepressant, in consultation with Confluence facilitators as well as her doctor (who Stem said was skeptical of the retreat).
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for came off
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The same thing happened with Simply Grand Kitchen and Creamery, which is directly next door to Dunn Deal.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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If two Republican state senators had voted differently and done right by the people, a massive and legally dubious redrawing of Florida congressional districts would never have happened.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Arsenal ran up for their first one on Saturday and succeeded.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Then Booth succeeded Connelly as Denver’s lead executive when Connelly left for Minnesota.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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After Monday night’s Game 4 victory, there was no bravado, no declarations and no viral sound bites waiting to be misinterpreted.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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There was no comedian present (there was, however, a mentalist) for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but that didn’t stop Jimmy Kimmel from presenting his alternative version of what his WHCD monologue might look like on his Thursday, April 23, show.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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The incident occurred on the Carnival Firenze, which was off the Southern California coast when the female guest went over the balcony of her stateroom and landed on a lower deck, the cruise line confirmed to Fox News Digital.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after the final whistle blew in Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup semi-final win over Leeds United, the players went over to take the acclaim from their supporters.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Capitals scored shortly after that hit and went on to win Game 4 to claim a 3-1 series lead.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Hawks went on to outscore them, 20-9, through the rest of regulation.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Maya Melendez, a ninth grader, went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and 7 RBI for the Patriots.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The fans went home happy after an apparent makeup call wiped out a Saints go-ahead field goal, and the Packers avoided a 1-3 start by escaping with a 28-27 victory.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Angels got two runners on with one out in the eighth, but Grant Taylor worked out of the jam to maintain the three-run lead.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The 22-year-old from Nigeria declared for the 2025 draft and worked out for teams, but was not invited to the combine.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Came off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/came%20off. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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